Tasting note

Nicolás Catena helped revolutionize Argentina's wine industry after visiting California in the 1980s. This, his benchmark Malbec, has rich blackberry, blueberry, dark chocolate, exotic spices and mint. For grilled sausages, aged steaks or rare roast beef.

Catena Malbec presents an opaque violet, almost blackish color typical of top quality Argentine Malbec. This wine offers intense aromatics with rich, concentrated flavors, and a soft generous texture. It has ripe plum and chocolate flavors with a very soft, supple mouthfeel and a core of black currant and cassis, with excellent structure and length.

Cantena High Mountain Malbec presents a dark, violet colour with deep black tones. This microclimate blend of four unique vineyard sites offers intense aromas with a soft, generous texture and concentrated flavours.

91 points – Wine Advocate. Notes of blackberry, strawberry cheesecake, cassis and violets linger on the nose. The acidity is crisp and lends tautness towards the succulent finish, which bestows blackberry, black olive and loganberry fruit. Featured in TASTE Magazine, Winter 2012 issue.